Kyle Martin vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Kyle Martin
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Martin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kyle Martin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.714 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Kyle Martin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Martin and Bud Smith

Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
7.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
42.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
34.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Kyle Martin and Bud Smith

Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Martin and Bud Smith

Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA